Claims
- 1. An electronic device using a memory card recorded information thereon, comprising:a mounting portion in which said memory card is detachably mounted; a connector portion provided in said mounting portion and electrically connected to an electrode portion of said memory card mounted in said mounting portion; and engaging means provided in said mounting portion to elastically engage to said memory card to position at first location where said memory card is completely mounted and electrically connected to said connector portion and to position at a second location where said memory card is physically and electrically separated from said connector portion to regulate said memory card in an inserting direction and projected from said mounting portion by a predetermined amount.
- 2. A device according to claim 1, wherein said engaging member engages to a concave portion formed on a side surface of said memory card.
- 3. A device according to claim 1, wherein said engaging member is formed on each left and right side of surfaces of said memory card.
- 4. A device according to claim 1, wherein said engaging member is a plate spring.
- 5. A device according to claim 1, wherein said engaging member connected to a ground.
Priority Claims (2)
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6-031390 |
Mar 1994 |
JP |
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6-074893 |
Apr 1994 |
JP |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/789,998, filed Feb. 21, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,385,040, which is a divisional of Ser. No. 09/229,948, filed Jan. 13, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,219,231, which is a divisional of Ser. No. 08/971,765, filed Nov. 17, 1997 (U.S. Pat. No. 5,889,649), which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/394,131, filed Feb. 24, 1995 (abandoned).
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